# VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) — Dividends

RTH · NASDAQ · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/rth/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.42 |
| Forward yield | 0.91% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

VanEck Retail ETF pays distributions on an annual basis. The fund's most recent annual distribution reached $2.4205 per share, with an [ex-distribution date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025, and a payment date of December 26, 2025. Over the trailing 12 months, total distributions equaled $2.4205 per share. This translates to a distribution [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 0.94% at a share price of $257.415. The fund currently holds a distribution growth streak of 1 year.

Because VanEck Retail ETF pays once per year, each payment represents a full calendar-year total. Annual distribution totals varied from a low of $1.0027 per share in 2020 to a high of $2.4205 per share in 2025. Distributions fell from $1.0901 in 2019 to $1.0027 in 2020 before rising across three consecutive years to $1.51 in 2021, $1.8448 in 2022, and $2.0075 in 2023. Payments decreased to $1.732 in 2024 before increasing to $2.4205 in 2025.

If the fund maintains its historical payment pattern, the next annual distribution is expected to have an ex-distribution date in December 2026.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $2.42 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.73 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $2.01 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $1.84 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $1.51 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $1.00 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $1.09 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Retail ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $2.42 per share.

### What is RTH's distribution yield?

VanEck Retail ETF paid $2.42 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.91% at the last price of $267.34. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is RTH's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Retail ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has RTH been raising its distribution?

Yes — VanEck Retail ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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